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    Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Health Care: Can Health Plans Generate Reports?
    (2002) Nerenz, David R; Bonham, Vence L; Green-Weir, Robbya; Joseph, Christine; Gunter, Margaret
    A large and growing literature documents disparities in health status, access to care, and quality of care among racial/ethnic groups in the United States.1 Some analyses find that lack of insurance coverage is an important barrier to getting good care.2 If this were the only significant factor, disparities could be reduced or eliminated by policy initiatives that expanded insurance coverage. There is ample evidence, though, of disparities in quality of care among persons who are insured and among persons with the same type of insurance or in the same health plan.3 Interventions aimed at improving quality of care for members of racial/ethnic minority groups are necessary to reduce these disparities.
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    Race and Ethnicity in the Genome Era: The Complexity of the Constructs
    (2005) Bonham, Vence L; Warshauer-Baker, Esther; Collins, Francis S
    The vast amount of biological information that is now available through the completion of the Human Genome Project presents opportunities and challenges. The genomic era has the potential to advance an understanding of human genetic variation and its role in human health and disease. A challenge for genomics research is to understand the relationships between genomics, race, and ethnicity and the implications of uncovering these relationships. Robust and scholarly discourse on the concept of race and ethnicity in genomic research should be expanded to include social and behavioral scientists. Interdisciplinary research teams are needed in which psychologists, as well as other social and behavioral scientists, work collaboratively with geneticists and other natural scientists.